Planning application
169 Hamstead Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5BD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of dwelling house to residential care home for up to two children (Lawful Development Certificate).
As published by the council, reference DC/26/71906
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/71906
- Type
- Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Grant Lawful Use Certificate
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Newton & Valley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B43 5BD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by Sandwell
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Use Certificate
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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